Game 1, 1954-55 NBA Finals
March 31, 1955 · Onondaga War Memorial, Syracuse, New York
Game 1, 1954-55 NBA Finals: SNSyracuse Nationals 86–82 Fort Wayne Pistons, at Onondaga War Memorial, Syracuse, New York on March 31, 1955.
Final score of 86-82 is verified directly from the box score's player-point sums (matching Basketball-Reference's schedule page); a secondary-source figure of 87-82 circulates but does not reconcile arithmetically. Larry Foust's game-high 26 points weren't enough as Syracuse opened the Finals with a home win.
Box score
| SNSyracuse Nationals starters | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | PTS | REB | AST |
| Red Rocha | 19 | N/A | 0 |
| Paul Seymour | 17 | N/A | 8 |
| Earl Lloyd | 12 | N/A | 2 |
| Dolph Schayes | 10 | N/A | 3 |
| Dick Farley | 8 | N/A | 2 |
| FWPFort Wayne Pistons starters | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | PTS | REB | AST |
| Larry Foust | 26 | N/A | 1 |
| Mel Hutchins | 14 | 8 | 5 |
| George Yardley | 13 | N/A | 4 |
| Dick Rosenthal | 9 | N/A | 5 |
| Bob Houbregs | 8 | N/A | 1 |
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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